Name: Sidnee Lenora Grubb Hometown: Portland, OR Circle Start Date: October 2018 What do you do when you’re not running a Ben Franklin Circle and what prompted you to start one? I work at Microcosm Publishing, an independent adult non-fiction house as Operations Manager. I also do pet sitting on the side and write and… Read more »
Names: Ava and Carolina Hometown: New York, NY Circle Start Date: January 2019 What do you do when you’re not running a Ben Franklin Circle and what prompted you to start one? We are rising seniors at the Nightingale-Bamford School, an independent K-12 girls school in New York City. Carolina participates in basketball… Read more »
Start your own Ben Franklin Circle 6 session online class The flexibility and autonomy that BFC gives you as a Host doesn’t mean you have to figure it all out on your own or wait until your first meeting to feel a sense of community. We are excited to… Read more »
Name: Amie Pilla Hometown: Berthoud, CO Circle Start Date: January, 2019 What do you do when you’re not running a Ben Franklin Circle and what prompted you to start one? By day (and sometimes by night) I run the public library here in Berthoud. When I’m not working, you can find me hiking… Read more »
Name: Heather Young Hometown: Pass Christian, MS Circle Start Date: October 29, 2018 What do you do when you’re not running a Ben Franklin Circle? The last five years have been all about transition and reinvention for me. My two children left the nest after homeschooling—more like “van schooling” around the country in a… Read more »
Name: Caroline Sayre Hometown: Seattle, WA Circle Start Date: May 2018 What do you do when you’re not running a Ben Franklin Circle? Apart from our nice Ben Franklin Circle, I work as an English as a 2nd Language teacher in the Seattle area. I teach adults part-time in libraries, community… Read more »